Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Clinical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,279
13,337
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,980
14,341
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geoscienze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,907
8,638
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,293
26,137
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,135
12,706
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cardiovascular medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,895
12,251
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,048
10,041
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
uric acid
aging
cardiovascular diseases
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,153
6,637
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sleep and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,702
7,838
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
5,438
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Physics of surfaces interfaces and nanostructured materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
3,234
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Lagrangian Mechanics
Applied Mathematics
Multiphysics Metamaterials
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,896
8,164
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Optical Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,787
4,424
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
antimicrobial drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,674
6,864
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Presidente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,271
6,523
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
6,043
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geoscienze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,154
2,481
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
4,995
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Structural Engineering
Timber Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Fire Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,686
6,807
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
2,221
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Particle Physics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
3,395
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sintesi Organica
Catalisi life sciences Primo interesse
secondo interesse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,250
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cognition
Ageing
Sleep
Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
4,504
0.467
Antonio Carolei
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,279
13,337
0.282
Mauro Maccarrone
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,980
14,341
0.410
Endocannabinoid signaling
lipoxygenase pathway
Giovanni Pitari
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,907
8,638
0.262
Simona Sacco
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,293
26,137
0.835
Stroke
Headache
Disorders of Consciousness
Vincenzo Rizi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,135
12,706
0.452
Claudio Ferri
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,895
12,251
0.456
Giovanni Luca Gravina
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,048
10,041
0.527
Giovambattista Desideri
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,153
6,637
0.411
Michele Ferrara
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,702
7,838
0.499
Marco Ferrari
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
5,438
0.369
Near infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
tissue oxygenation
Sandro Santucci
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,276
3,234
0.227
Physics of surfaces interfaces and nanostructured materials
Francesco Dell Isola
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,896
8,164
0.588
Lagrangian Mechanics
Applied Mathematics
Multiphysics Metamaterials
Biomechanics
Antonio Mecozzi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,787
4,424
0.321
Physics
Optics
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Optical Communications
Gianfranco Amicosante
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,675
2,952
0.216
antimicrobial drug resistance
Paola Cipriani
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,674
6,864
0.502
Domenico Piccolo
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,271
6,523
0.492
Francesco Brancati
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,034
6,043
0.464
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Molecular Genetics
Marco Iarlori
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,154
2,481
0.204
Valentina Quaresima
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
4,995
0.415
Biomedical optics
tissue oximetry
functional near infrared spectroscopy
Massimo Fragiacomo
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,686
6,807
0.582
Structural Engineering
Timber Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Structural Fire Engineering
Cifone Maria Grazia
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,926
3,241
0.297
Inflammation
Tumor biology
Probiotics
Stem cells
Paola Inverardi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,723
2,221
0.207
Zurab Berezhiani
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,442
3,395
0.325
Antonio Arcadi
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,250
0.216
Sintesi Organica
Catalisi life sciences Primo interesse
secondo interesse
Giuseppe Curcio
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
4,504
0.467
Cognition
Ageing
Sleep
Psychophysiology
Neuropsychology